Editing Nu metal (section)

==History==
===1980s–1993: Precursors and origins===
[[File:Mike patton.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mike Patton]] of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle was a major influence on many nu metal vocalists due to his wide range of vocal styles.<ref name=eightgroups>{{cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/musical-groups-influenced-nu-metal/ |title=8 Musical Groups That Influenced Nu Metal |work=[[Loudwire]] |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn |date=September 16, 2022}}</ref>]]

[[Thrash metal]] band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]]<ref name=HarvardCrimson>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2001/11/9/heavy-metal-the-pledge-of-allegiance/ |title=Heavy Metal |work=[[The Harvard Crimson]] |last=Packard |first=Michael T. |date=November 9, 2001}}</ref> was an influence on nu metal by combining hip hop and rap with heavy metal on their 1987 EP ''[[I'm the Man (EP)|I'm the Man]]'';<ref>{{cite web |first=Thane |last=Peterson |title=How Corrosive Is Heavy Metal? |url=http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2000/nf20000926_614.htm |work=[[BusinessWeek]] |date=September 26, 2000 |access-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017185126/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2000/nf20000926_614.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2000}}</ref> this laid groundwork for {{nowrap|nu metal's}} development.<ref name=Lucy /> Nu metal bands often borrowed their heavy metal influence from Pantera, with the pioneering nu metal band Korn's lead vocalist [[Jonathan Davis]] said about Pantera guitarist [[Dimebag Darrell]], "if there was no Dimebag Darrell, there would be no Korn".<ref name=Dimebag>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/remembering-dimebag-darrell-jonathan-davis-korn/ |title=Remembering Dimebag Darrell: Korn's Jonathan Davis |work=[[Loudwire]] |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=December 3, 2014 |access-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref>

===1993–1997: Early years===
[[Joel McIver]] acknowledged Korn as the band that created and pioneered the nu metal genre with its demo ''[[Neidermayer's Mind]]'', which was released in 1993.{{sfn|McIver|2002|pp=10; 12}}{{sfn|Small|1998|p=16}} McIver also acknowledged Korn as the band that started the [[new wave of American heavy metal]],{{sfn|McIver|2002|pp=10; 12}} which is a [[heavy metal music]] movement that started in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |title='New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-wave-of-american-heavy-metal-book-documents-over-600-bands/ |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=November 30, 2005 |access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uIIf03bGyAAC&q=New+Wave+of+American+Heavy+Metal |title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal |publisher=Zonda Books Limited |year=2005 |last=Sharpe-Young |first=Garry |isbn=978-0-9582684-0-0 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> The aggressive riffs of Korn, the rapping of [[Limp Bizkit]], and the melodic ballads of Staind created the sonic template for nu metal.<ref name="Grierson Alt-Metal"/> The origins of the term "nu metal" are often attributed to the work of producer [[Ross Robinson]], who has been called "The Godfather of Nu Metal" between producers.{{sfn|McIver|2002|pp=16–23}} Robinson has produced for nu metal bands such as Korn,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-is-peachy-mw0000079144/credits |title=Life Is Peachy – Korn &#124; Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/korn-mw0000121939/credits |title=Korn – Korn &#124; Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> Limp Bizkit<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/three-dollar-bill-yall-mw0000051532/credits |title=Three Dollar Bill Y'all – Limp Bizkit {{!}} Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> and Slipknot.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/slipknot-mw0000241229/credits |title=Slipknot – Slipknot {{!}} Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/iowa-mw0000589672/credits |title=Iowa – Slipknot {{!}} Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> Many of the first nu metal bands, such as Korn<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&q=The+Rough+Guide+to+Rock |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |last=Buckley |first=Peter |year=2003 |isbn= 978-1-84353-105-0 |page=565 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> and [[Deftones]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/deftones-mn0000813946/biography |title=Deftones {{!}} Biography & History |last=Prato |first=Greg |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> came from California; however, the genre soon spread across the United States and many bands arose from various states, including Limp Bizkit from Florida,<ref name="Grierson Alt-Metal">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528212742/http://rock.about.com/od/rockmusic101/a/AlternativeMetal.htm |url=http://rock.about.com/od/rockmusic101/a/AlternativeMetal.htm |title=Alternative Metal |publisher=[[About.com]] |last=Grierson |first=Tim |work=About.com Entertainment |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref> Staind from [[Massachusetts]],{{sfn|Kitts|Tolinski|2002|p=11}} and Slipknot from [[Iowa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/slipknot-mn0000750742/biography |title=Slipknot &#124; Biography & History |last=Huey |first=Steve |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> In the book ''Brave Nu World'', Tommy Udo wrote about the nu metal band Coal Chamber, "There's some evidence to suggest that Coal Chamber were the first band to whom the tag 'nu metal' was actually applied, in a live review in [[Spin magazine|''Spin'' magazine]]."{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=197}}

In 1994, Korn released [[Korn (album)|their self-titled debut album]], which is widely considered the first nu metal album.<ref name="RollingStoneKorn">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/korns-1994-debut-lp-the-oral-history-of-the-most-important-metal-record-of-the-last-20-years-20141211 |title=Korn's 1994 Debut LP: The Oral History of the Most Important Metal Record of the Last 20 Years |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R. |date=December 11, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-members-look-back-on-writing-faget-video/ |title=Korn Members Look Back On Writing 'Faget' (Video) |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=August 19, 2015 |access-date=October 24, 2015}}</ref>{{sfn|McIver|2002|p=23}} Korn had experienced underground popularity at this time; their debut album peaked at number 72 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name=KornALBUMS /> In 1995, the band [[Sugar Ray]] released its debut studio album ''[[Lemonade and Brownies]]'', an album described as both funk metal and nu metal.<ref name="orig">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/original-album-series-mw0002477174|title=Original Album Series – Sugar Ray – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref name=PhoenixLopez>{{cite web |url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/top-10-sell-out-songs-you-can-actually-hear-artistic-integrity-disintergrate-6605162 |title=Top 10 Sell-Out Songs: You Can Actually ''Hear''<!---Don't remove the italics. The italics are in the article's title.---> Artistic Integrity Disintergrate<!---Don't correct the spelling of "disintegrate", they spelled it incorrectly.---> |work=[[Phoenix New Times]] |last=Lopez |first=Michael |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> In 1995, Deftones released their debut album ''[[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]''. The album peaked at number 23 on the [[Heatseekers Albums]] chart on October 5, 1996.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/deftones/chart-history/tln/ |title=Deftones Chart History (Heatseekers Albums) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref> Deftones also were temporarily controversial in 1996 when their vocalist [[Chino Moreno]] was blamed by TV news reports for a riot that occurred at the 1996 U-Fest festival on October 5, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/stage-fright-6428716 |title=Stage Fright |work=[[Phoenix New Times]] |last=Holthouse |first=David |date=October 17, 1996 |access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref> ''Adrenaline'' was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)]] in the summer of 1999. It was also certified platinum by the RIAA in September 2008.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Adrenaline|artist=Deftones|type=album|region=United States}}

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Sepultura's 1996 album ''[[Roots (Sepultura album)|Roots]]'' features nu metal elements that were considered influential to the genre,<ref name="Roorback" /><ref name="Juggalos">{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/soulfly-sevendust-2013-gathering-of-the-juggalos/ |title=Soulfly and Sevendust Confirmed for the 2013 Gathering of the Juggalos |work=[[Loudwire]] |last=DiVita |first=Joe |date=July 15, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> while ''Roots'' itself was influenced by Korn's self-titled debut album.<ref name="Roorback">{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/sepultura-roorback/ |title=Sepultura: Roorback |first=Adrien |last=Begrand |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=November 11, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Roots |title-link=Roots (Sepultura album) |others=[[Sepultura]] |year=2005 |chapter=Closing Thoughts on Roots |first=Steffan |last=Chirazi |page=22 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |location=New York City <!--|access-date=January 26, 2017-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/10-nu-metal-albums-you-need-to-own.html |title=10 Nu-Metal Albums You Needs to Own |work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |last=Burgess |first=Aaron |date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> Nu metal continued to rise in popularity when Korn's 1996 album ''[[Life Is Peachy]]'' peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name=KornALBUMS />{{sfn|Small|1998|p=30}} and sold 106,000 copies in its first week of release.{{sfn|Arvizu|2009|p=79}} Attention through [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s 1996 introduction of [[Ozzfest]] was integral to boosting the careers of many nu metal bands, including Limp Bizkit.{{sfn|Christe|2004|p=326}}

===1997–2001: Mainstream breakthrough===
Few artists were playing nu metal until 1997 when bands such as [[Sevendust]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sevendust-mn0000016132/biography |title=Sevendust |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |last=Dombek |first=Kirk |accessdate=September 10, 2023}}</ref> Coal Chamber,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001958518 |title=Coal Chamber – Coal Chamber |last=Huey |first=Steve |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> Limp Bizkit,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000051532 |title=Three Dollar Bill Y'All – Limp Bizkit |author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 3, 2014|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine }}</ref> and Papa Roach<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000982769 |title=Old Friends from Young Years – Papa Roach |first=Jason D. |last=Taylor |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> all released their debut albums, in what ''Billboard'' writer William Goodman calls a "banner year" for the genre.<ref name="Banneryear">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7850188/limp-bizkit-three-dollar-bill-yall-anniversary |title= 20 Years Ago, Limp Bizkit's 'Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$' Introduced the World to Fred Durst's White Rage |work=[[Billboard.com|Billboard]] |last=Goodman |first=William |date=July 1, 2017 |accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref> Limp Bizkit released their debut ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]'' in July 1997.<ref name="Banneryear"/> The album's popularity grew in 1999 as the band's mainstream profile began to increase; in March of that year, it went platinum in the United States, and eventually went double platinum in July 2001.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Three Dollar Bill, Y'All|artist=Limp Bizkit|type=album|region=United States}} Coal Chamber released its [[Coal Chamber (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1997, which was a minor hit, being certified gold in the United States in 1999.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Coal Chamber|artist=Coal Chamber|type=album|region=United States}} The album was frequently compared to Korn,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/coal-chamber-mw0001958518 |title=Coal Chamber – Coal Chamber |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |last=Huey |first=Steve |accessdate=September 10, 2023}}</ref> and Coal Chamber's appearance on [[Ozzfest]] in 1996 gave the band attention. Coal Chamber appeared on Ozzfest during the next two years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/whatever-happened-to-ozzfest-inaugural-lineup-acts/ |title=Whatever Happened to the Acts from Ozzfest's First Line-up? |work=[[Loudwire]] |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=June 30, 2023 |accessdate=September 10, 2023}}</ref> Also in 1997, Sugar Ray released its second studio album ''[[Floored]]''. The album achieved mainstream success quickly and was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA on February 20, 1998.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Floored|artist=Sugar Ray|type=album|region=United States}} Although ''Floored'' is a nu metal album,<ref name=DeathRattle>{{cite web |url=http://grantland.com/features/haim-days-gone-indie-rock-death-rattle/ |title=Indie Rock's Tuneful Death Rattle |work=[[Grantland]] |last=Hyden |first=Steven |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> the only song from the album that achieved chart success was the single "[[Fly (Sugar Ray song)|Fly]]",<ref name=SugarRayBio>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sugar-ray-mn0000574119/biography |title=Sugar Ray {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Huey |first=Steve |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> which is instead a [[reggae]]-oriented song.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.treblezine.com/35049-shadow-of-the-horns-late-90s-metal-worst/ |title=Shadow of the Horns: Late '90s metal was the worst |work=Treble |last=Terich |first=Jeff |date=May 8, 2017 |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> Although Sugar Ray continued to be extremely popular,<ref name=SugarRayBio/> the band abandoned the nu metal genre and became a [[pop rock]] band with its 1999 studio album ''[[14:59]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-11-ca-62411-story.html |title=Time Isn't Quite Up Yet for Sugar Ray in New Album '14:59' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=Nichols |first=Natalie |date=January 11, 1999 |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> Deftones' second album ''[[Around the Fur]]'', also released in 1997, peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on November 15, 1997.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/deftones/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Deftones Chart History (''Billboard'' 200) |magazine=Billboard |date=22 January 2015 |access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref> The album was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)]] in the summer of 1999, and certified platinum by the RIAA in June 2011.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Around the Fur|artist=Deftones|type=album|region=United States}}

[[File:Korn London 1997.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Korn bassist [[Reginald Arvizu]] and former drummer [[David Silveria]] performing live with the band in 1997.]]
In 1998, nu metal's popularity fully coalesced into mainstream success. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' cited August 18, 1998, as the "Biggest Day in Nu-Metal History", which saw the release of Korn's third album ''[[Follow the Leader (Korn album)|Follow the Leader]]'', [[Kid Rock]]'s major label debut ''[[Devil Without a Cause]]'' and [[Orgy (band)|Orgy]]'s debut album ''[[Candyass]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hé |first=Kristen S. |date=2018-05-30 |title=August 18, 1998: Korn, Kid Rock, Orgy & The Biggest Day in Nu-Metal History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/biggest-day-nu-metal-history-1998-korn-kid-rock-8458565/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Follow the Leader'' peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name="KornALBUMS">{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=korn|chart=Billboard 200}} |title=Korn – Chart history (''Billboard'' 200) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Follow the Leader|artist=Korn}} and paved the way for the success of other nu metal bands.<ref name="guardian" /> At this point, many nu metal bands were signed to major record labels,<ref name=Allmusic /> and were using elements of heavy metal, hip hop, industrial, or grunge.<ref name="Allmusic" /> Hip hop artists [[Vanilla Ice]]<ref name="citypaper" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2002/01/03/ice_3/ |title=Ice capades |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |first=Andrew |last=Vontz |date=January 3, 2002 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> and Cypress Hill,<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5497-dust/ |title=Muggs: Dust |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |last=Martelli |first=Mark |date=March 24, 2003 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> along with heavy metal bands Sepultura,<ref name="Roorback" /><ref name="Juggalos" /><ref name="citypaper" /> Primus,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/primus-green-naugahyde-prawn-songato|title=Primus, 'Green Naugahyde'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=13 September 2011|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/primus-emgreen-naugahydeem|title=CD Review: PRIMUS Green Naugahyde|first=Jeremy|last=Uley|work=Metal Injection|date=September 28, 2011|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> Fear Factory,<ref name="citypaper">{{cite web|url=http://www2.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=7475 |title=Baltimore City Paper: Nothingface / An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity &#124; Record Review |work=[[Baltimore City Paper]] |date=December 2, 1998 |access-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002103145/http://www2.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=7475 |archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-2034_fear_factory_digimortal.aspx |title=Fear Factory – Digimortal: Review |work=[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]] |first=Quentin |last=Kalis |date=December 8, 2001 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> Machine Head,<ref name=InsidetheMachine /><ref>{{cite web |title=Machine Head – Where to Start with – Kerrang|url=http://www.kerrang.com/wheretostartwith/artists/machine_head|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144438/http://www.kerrang.com/wheretostartwith/artists/machine_head|archive-date=July 13, 2011|work=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=May 16, 2010}}</ref> and Slayer<ref>{{cite web |title=Slayer: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse |first=Adrien |last=Begrand |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=January 23, 2004 |url=https://popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/slayer-soundtrack.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040413011154/http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/slayer-soundtrack.shtml |archive-date=April 13, 2004 |access-date=May 29, 2007}}</ref> released albums that draw from the nu metal genre. In 1999, Korn's fourth studio album ''[[Issues (Korn album)|Issues]]'' peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="KornALBUMS" /><ref name="KornDreDion">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428109/19991124/dion_celine.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030819121655/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428109/19991124/dion_celine.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2003 |title=Korn Tops Dre, Celine, Will Smith on Album Chart |date=November 24, 1999 |access-date=October 3, 2007 |publisher=[[MTV]] |author=Mancini, Robert}}</ref> The album was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA in one month.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Issues|artist=Korn}} The album sold at least 573,000 copies in its first week of release.<ref name="KornDreDion" /> During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple nu metal bands such as Korn,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/where-are-they-now-1999s-biggest-pop-acts-20120702/korn-0738425|title=Korn|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2 July 2012|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/korn-guitarist-munky-kicking-boy-bands-to-curb-trl/ |title=Korn Guitarist Munky Reflects on Kicking Boy Bands to the Curb on 'TRL' |work=[[Loudwire]] |first=Graham 'Gruhamed' |last=Hartmann |date=February 1, 2012 |access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> Limp Bizkit<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=1999&m=08 |title=The TRL Archive – Recap: August 1999 |publisher=ATRL |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225185107/http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Sfn|Devenish|2000}} and P.O.D.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=2001&m=09 |title=The TRL Archive – Recap: September 2001 |publisher=ATRL |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-date=September 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911121307/http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=2001&m=09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://onlineathens.com/stories/020202/ent_0202020002.shtml#.Vgsk7uxViko |title=P.O.D.'s mixture of rock and faith propel band to platinum success |work=Online Athens |first=Nekesa Mumbi |last=Moody |date=February 2, 2002 |access-date=September 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930233728/http://onlineathens.com/stories/020202/ent_0202020002.shtml#.Vgsk7uxViko |archive-date=September 30, 2015 }}</ref> appeared repeatedly on ''[[Total Request Live]]''. As nu metal became popular, it especially appealed to certain groups of young people. Although Limp Bizkit was particularly popular among "[[Jock (stereotype)|jocks]]" and [[fraternity]] men due to its hedonistic, hypermasculine lyrics,{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=207}} many other nu metal bands, especially the bands with heavier music, instead appealed particularly to [[mall goth]]s and outsiders who identified with the genre's typically angsty lyrics.<ref name=GenZ>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/24/style/nu-metal-gen-z.html/ |title= Are You Ready? Gen Z Is Bringing Nu Metal Back. |work=[[The New York Times]] |last=Li |first=Jasmine |date=July 24, 2023 |accessdate=September 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-everyone-is-still-wrong-about-limp-bizkit/ |title=It's Been Over Two Decades and Everyone Is Still Wrong About Limp Bizkit |work=Vice |last=Haidari |first=Niloufar |date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=September 10, 2023}}</ref>

The [[Woodstock 1999]] festival featured multiple nu metal artists and bands such as Korn, Limp Bizkit and [[Sevendust]].<ref>{{cite web |date=July 23, 2014 |publisher=MTV |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |title=Check Out This Report From The Woodstock '99 Riot |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1875553/woodstock-99-riot-report-anniversary/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907034429/http://www.mtv.com/news/1875553/woodstock-99-riot-report-anniversary/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |access-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 29, 1999 |publisher=MTV |first=Teri |last=vanHorn |access-date=September 6, 2014 |title=Creed, Oleander, Sevendust Blame Riot On Woodstock's Crowded, Poor Conditions |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/516297/creed-oleander-sevendust-blame-riot-on-woodstocks-crowded-poor-conditions/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906231306/http://www.mtv.com/news/516297/creed-oleander-sevendust-blame-riot-on-woodstocks-crowded-poor-conditions/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/godsmack/biography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926015502/http://www.mtv.com/artists/godsmack/biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |title=Godsmack Bio |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> During and after Limp Bizkit's performance at the festival, violence occurred and people tore plywood from the walls during the performance of the band's song "[[Break Stuff]]".<ref name="LimpBizkitThrashBack">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/516403/limp-bizkit-thrash-back-to-1-after-woodstock-performance/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118223257/http://www.mtv.com/news/516403/limp-bizkit-thrash-back-to-1-after-woodstock-performance/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |title=Limp Bizkit Thrash Back To #1 After Woodstock Performance |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=O'Connor |first=Christopher |date=August 4, 1999 |access-date=November 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/516201/woodstock-99-report-39-hundreds-suffer-trauma-at-raucous-limp-bizkit-show/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119111252/http://www.mtv.com/news/516201/woodstock-99-report-39-hundreds-suffer-trauma-at-raucous-limp-bizkit-show/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |title=Woodstock '99 Report #39: Hundreds Suffer Trauma At Raucous Limp Bizkit Show |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=July 25, 1999 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> Several sexual assaults were reported to have happened during the festival;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock29.htm |title=Police Investigate Reports of Rapes at Woodstock |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last=Wartofsky |first=Alona |date=July 29, 1999 |access-date=November 7, 2015}}</ref> a rape that was reported during Limp Bizkit's performance, and [[gang rape]] was reported to have occurred during Korn's set at the festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/516319/two-woodstock-fans-allegedly-raped-in-mosh-pits/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907180106/http://www.mtv.com/news/516319/two-woodstock-fans-allegedly-raped-in-mosh-pits/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |title=Two Woodstock Fans Allegedly Raped In Mosh Pits |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=vanHorn |first=Teri |date=July 30, 1999 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> Despite the incidents at the festival, Limp Bizkit's popularity and the sales of their then-recent album ''[[Significant Other (album)|Significant Other]]'' were not affected.<ref name="LimpBizkitThrashBack" /> The album peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 643,874 copies in its first week of release, topping over one million sold in two weeks,{{sfn|Devenish|2000|pp=95–113}} and eventually being certified 7× platinum in 2001.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Significant Other|artist=Limp Bizkit}} ''Significant Other'' sold at least 7,237,123 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blabbermouth.net/news/metal-hard-rock-album-sales-in-the-us-as-reported-by-soundscan/ |title=Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=April 30, 2002 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Slipknot.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Slipknot performing in [[Buenos Aires]] in 2005]]

In 1999, Slipknot emerged with an extremely heavy nu metal sound, releasing their [[Slipknot (album)|self-titled album]], which was certified platinum in 2000 and 2× platinum in 2005.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Slipknot|artist=Slipknot}} In a review of the band's self-titled album, Rick Anderson of [[AllMusic]] wrote about Slipknot, "You thought Limp Bizkit was hard? They're [[the Osmonds]]. These guys are something else entirely." Anderson noted the death metal influence on the album.<ref name=slipknotreview>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/slipknot-mw0000241229 |title=Slipknot – Slipknot |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Anderson |first=Rick |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> Slipknot drummer [[Joey Jordison]], noted by Anderson for his death metal-influenced drumming,<ref name=slipknotreview/> said of Slipknot's music: "The roots are death metal, thrash, [[speed metal]], and I could go on and on about all those bands."{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=124}}

[[File:Disturbed live 2005.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Disturbed performing in 2005]]

In 1999, Staind's second album ''[[Dysfunction (album)|Dysfunction]]'' was released; the track "[[Mudshovel]]" peaked at number 10 on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock chart]].<ref name="StaindAwards">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118181857/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/staind-mn0000178799/awards |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/staind-mn0000178799/awards |title=Staind {{!}} Awards |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> ''Dysfunction'' was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000 and 2× platinum in 2004.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Dysfunction|artist=Staind}} In 2000, Limp Bizkit's third studio album ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]'' set a record for highest week-one sales of a rock album, selling over 1,000,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release—400,000 of which sold on its first day of release, making it the fastest-selling rock album ever and breaking the world record held for seven years by [[Pearl Jam]]'s ''[[Vs. (Pearl Jam album)|Vs.]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reese |first=Lori |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85663,00.html |title=Bizkit in Gravy &#124; Music |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 24, 2000 |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618192310/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85663,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' by Limp Bizkit was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water|artist=Limp Bizkit|region=United States|type=album}} That same year, both Papa Roach's second studio album ''[[Infest (album)|Infest]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/infest-mw0000061496 |title=Infest – Papa Roach |website=[[AllMusic]] |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> and [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]]'s debut studio album ''[[The Sickness]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sickness-mw0000055972 |title=The Sickness – Disturbed |website=AllMusic |last=Huey |first=Steve |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> were released. Both albums became multi-platinum hits.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=The Sickness|artist=Disturbed}}{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Infest|artist=Papa Roach}} In 2000, P.O.D.'s album ''[[The Fundamental Elements of Southtown]]'' went platinum in the United States{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=The Fundamental Elements of Southtown|artist=P.O.D.}} and was the 143rd best-selling album of 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2000|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2 January 2013 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> During the late 1990s and early 2000s, many nu metal bands performed at Ozzfest, including [[Kittie]], Disturbed, [[Mudvayne]], [[Linkin Park]], Slipknot, Papa Roach, [[Otep]], [[Static-X]], [[Methods of Mayhem]], [[Taproot (band)|Taproot]] and [[Drowning Pool]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1446614/as-ozzfest-ends-bands-continue-their-wicked-ways/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210230135/http://www.mtv.com/news/1446614/as-ozzfest-ends-bands-continue-their-wicked-ways/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |title=As Ozzfest Ends, Bands Continue Their Wicked Ways |publisher=MTV |date=August 14, 2001 |accessdate=February 10, 2022 |last=D'Angelo |first=Joe}}</ref><ref name=ozzfest1>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1121731/ozzy-osbourne-pantera-bring-the-noise-as-ozzfest-2000-kicks-off/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211152627/https://www.mtv.com/news/1121731/ozzy-osbourne-pantera-bring-the-noise-as-ozzfest-2000-kicks-off/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |title=Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera Bring the Noise As Ozzfest 2000 Kicks Off |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=July 3, 2000 |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref> Ozzfest was successful, with Ozzfest 2000, for example, selling out and having 19,000 audience members.<ref name=ozzfest1/> During that same year, nu metal bands like Papa Roach and Limp Bizkit joined rappers like [[Eminem]] and [[Xzibit]] on Eminem's [[Anger Management Tour]], which had sold-out concerts.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eleven-angry-men-vent-in-new-jersey-181667/ |title= Eleven Angry Men Vent in New Jersey |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 20, 2000 |accessdate=February 10, 2022 |last=Charles |first=Pat}}</ref>

[[File:Linkin Park - Summer Sonic 2006.jpg|thumb|left|Linkin Park in 2006]]
Late in 2000, Linkin Park released their debut album ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'', which was the best-selling debut album by any artist of any genre in the 21st century and nu metal's popularity peak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8981/Linkin-Park-Hybrid-Theory |title=Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (staff review) |website=Sputnikmusic |date=2006-09-02 |access-date=2012-08-27}}</ref> The album was also the best-selling album of 2001.<ref name="RockNY">{{cite news|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|title=MUSIC; New Ideas From the Top of the Charts|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/31/arts/music-new-ideas-from-the-top-of-the-charts.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 31, 2002}}</ref><ref name="LinkinParkShaggyNSYNC">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1451664/got-charts-linkin-park-shaggy-nsync-are-2001s-top-sellers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204081738/http://www.mtv.com/news/1451664/got-charts-linkin-park-shaggy-nsync-are-2001s-top-sellers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 4, 2014 |title=Got Charts? Linkin Park, Shaggy, 'NSYNC Are 2001's Top-Sellers |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=Basham |first=David |date=January 4, 2002 |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> Linkin Park earned a [[Grammy Award]] for their second single "[[Crawling (song)|Crawling]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/complete-list-of-grammy-nominees/ |title=Complete List Of Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=January 4, 2002 |access-date=August 27, 2012}}</ref> Their fourth single, "[[In the End]]", was released late in 2001 and peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in March 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard (Vol. 116, No. 25) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 19, 2004 |page=60 |issn=0006-2510 |volume=116 |number=25 <!--|access-date=October 15, 2015-->}}</ref><ref name="LinkinParkSongs">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/307438/linkin-park/chart?page=1&f=379 |title=Linkin Park – Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> In 2001, Linkin Park's album ''Hybrid Theory'' sold 4,800,000 copies in the United States, making it the highest-selling album of the year.<ref name="RockNY" /><ref name="LinkinParkShaggyNSYNC" /> Linkin Park's album ''Hybrid Theory'' was certified 12× platinum by the RIAA{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Hybrid Theory|artist=Linkin Park}} and sold at least 10,222,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/photos/top-new-acts-since-2000-1403561474-slideshow/| title=USA: Top 20 New Acts Since 2000 |publisher=Yahoo! Music |last=Grein|first=Paul |date=June 23, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Staind Lewis.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|[[Aaron Lewis (musician)|Aaron Lewis]], the vocalist of Staind, performing in August 2001]]

[[Crazy Town]]'s debut album ''[[The Gift of Game]]'' peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name="CrazyAMG">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925221647/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-gift-of-game-mw0000252817/awards |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-gift-of-game-mw0000252817/awards |title=The Gift of Game – Crazy Town {{!}} Awards |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> went platinum in February 2001,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=The Gift of Game|artist=Crazy Town}} and sold at least 1,500,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77197/billboard-bits-crazy-town-nelly-ny-metropolis-fest |title=Billboard Bits: Crazy Town, Nelly, NY Metropolis Fest |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |first=Barry A. |last=Jeckell |date=January 10, 2002 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> Worldwide, the album sold at least 2,500,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=1686 |title=Crazytown – Darkhorse |publisher=Melodic.net |first=Johan |last=Wippsson |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> Staind's 2001 album ''[[Break the Cycle]]'' debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200<ref name="StaindAwards" /> with at least 716,000 copies sold in its first week of release.{{sfn|Kitts|Tolinski|2002|p=11}}<ref name="BreaktheCycle">{{cite magazine|first=Andrew |last=Dansby |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/staind-break-in-at-no-one-20010530 |title=Staind Break in at No. One &#124; Music News |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 30, 2001 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/421814263.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun%2007,%202001&author=ROBERT%20HILBURN&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times&edition=&startpage=&desc=Pop%20Albums;%20A%20Prolonged%20Spin%20%27Cycle%27%20for%20Staind |title=Pop Albums; A Prolonged Spin 'Cycle' for Staind |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |date=June 7, 2001 |access-date=October 13, 2015 |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123210027/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/421814263.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Jun%2007%2C%202001&author=ROBERT%20HILBURN&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times&edition=&startpage=&desc=Pop%20Albums%3B%20A%20Prolonged%20Spin%20%27Cycle%27%20for%20Staind |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Break the Cycle'' by Staind was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Break the Cycle|artist=Staind}} with 4,240,000 copies sold in 2001 in the United States.<ref name="LinkinParkShaggyNSYNC" /> Although the album featured nu metal tracks, a lot of the album showed Staind moving to a softer sound.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-5560-342104 |title=Staind : Break the Cycle |work=[[NME]] |last=Pattison |first=Louis |date=12 September 2005 |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref> Noting Staind's change in style to a softer sound, Tommy Udo of ''Brave Nu World'' wrote: "It's often said that nobody over the age of 24 could possibly like Limp Bizkit or Korn, but Staind are a more mainstream band and their songs are likely to appeal to a much bigger fanbase."{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=95}}

In August 2001, Slipknot released their album ''[[Iowa (album)|Iowa]]'', which peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/279598/slipknot/chart |title=Slipknot – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> and went platinum in October 2001.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Iowa|artist=Slipknot}} Critic John Mulvey called the album the "absolute triumph of nu metal".<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|last=Mulvey|first=John|title=Slipknot – Iowa |publisher=[[Yahoo.com]]|date=August 23, 2001|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21574.html|access-date=March 21, 2008}}</ref> P.O.D.'s 2001 album ''[[Satellite (P.O.D. album)|Satellite]]'' went {{nowrap|triple-platinum<ref name="Satellite is certified triple-platinum">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74154/eminem-nelly-lavigne-notch-new-platinum-marks |title=Eminem, Nelly, Lavigne Notch New Platinum Marks |access-date=December 31, 2007 |author=Jeckell, Barry A. |date=September 19, 2002 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |quote=The triple-platinum milestone was recently reached by hard rock act P.O.D.'s year-old "Satellite" (Atlantic)}}</ref>}} and peaked at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="P.O.D. Billboard Albums Chart">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=p.o.d.|chart=all}}|title=P.O.D. Billboard Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> P.O.D.'s popularity continued in the year 2002.<ref name="DAngeloMTV2">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal_meltdown/news_feature_030124/index2.jhtml |title=Nu Metal Meltdown (Part 2) |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=D'Angelo |first=Joe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201093855/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal_meltdown/news_feature_030124/index2.jhtml |archive-date=February 1, 2003 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> On June 5, 2001,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Sinner|artist=Drowning Pool}} Drowning Pool released a nu metal album<ref name="Drowning Pool">{{cite web |url=http://rock.about.com/od/drowningpool/p/DrowningPool.htm |title=Drowning Pool |first=Tim |last=Grierson |access-date=January 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425225102/http://rock.about.com/od/drowningpool/p/DrowningPool.htm |archive-date=April 25, 2009 }}</ref> titled ''[[Sinner (Drowning Pool album)|Sinner]]'', which features the song "[[Bodies (Drowning Pool song)|Bodies]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/drowning-pools-sinner-album-to-be-reissued-as-two-disc-13th-anniversary-edition-with-bonus-tracks/ |title=Drowning Pool's 'Sinner' Album To Be Reissued As Two Disc 13th Anniversary Edition With Bonus Tracks |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=September 11, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2015}}</ref> The album went platinum on August 23, 2001{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Sinner|artist=Drowning Pool}} and its song "Bodies" became one of the most frequently played videos on MTV for new bands.<ref name=DrowningPoolBio>{{cite web|first=Craig |last=Harris |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/drowning-pool-mn0000167762/biography |title=Drowning Pool &#124; Biography & History |website=AllMusic |date=2002-08-03 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> "Bodies" went to number 6 on the Mainstream Rock chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/301334/drowning-pool/chart?f=376 |title=Drowning Pool – Chart history (Mainstream Rock Songs) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> In 2001, [[System of a Down]]'s album ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'' peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/281380/system-down/chart?f=305 |title=System of a Down – Chart history (''Billboard'' 200) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref> The album was certified 6× platinum in the United States.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Toxicity|artist=System of a Down}} System of a Down blended nu metal with occasional influences of [[Middle Eastern music]], [[Greek music]], [[Armenian music]], and jazz music,<ref name=Wiederhorn>{{cite magazine |url=http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-toxicity-anniversary/ |title=14 Years Ago: System of a Down Unleash 'Toxicity' |magazine=[[Loudwire]] |author=Jon Wiederhorn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204132530/http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-toxicity-anniversary/|archivedate=February 4, 2017 |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref> and the band featured political lyrics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1446606/system-of-a-downs-schizophrenia-aggravated-on-toxicity/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001122455/http://www.mtv.com/news/1446606/system-of-a-downs-schizophrenia-aggravated-on-toxicity/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 1, 2015 |title=System Of A Down's Schizophrenia Aggravated On Toxicity |publisher=MTV |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |date=August 13, 2001 |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref>

===2001–2004: Continued success and early signs of decline===
In 2003, MTV wrote that nu metal's mainstream popularity was declining in 2002, citing that Korn's fifth album ''[[Untouchables (album)|Untouchables]]'' and Papa Roach's third album ''[[Lovehatetragedy]]'' both sold less than the bands' previous releases.<ref name=DAngeloMTV /> Korn's lead vocalist Jonathan Davis believed [[music piracy]] was the reason for the lower amount of sales of ''Untouchables'' compared to ''Follow the Leader'' and ''Issues'' because ''Untouchables'' had been leaked to the Internet more than four months before its official release date.<ref name="Leaked">{{cite magazine |title=Billboard (Vol. 115, No. 46) |page=19 |volume=115 |number=46 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |issn=0006-2510 |date=November 15, 2003 <!--|access-date=October 19, 2015-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-blames-piracy-for-last-album-s-disappointing-sales/ |title=Korn Frontman Blames Piracy For Last Album's Disappointing Sales |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=March 15, 2003 |access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> MTV also wrote that nu metal bands were played less frequently on radio stations and MTV began focusing on other musical genres.<ref name=Utsandiego /><ref name=DAngeloMTV>{{Cite web |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |title=Nu Metal Meltdown (Part 1) |publisher=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal_meltdown/news_feature_030124/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221121551/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal_meltdown/news_feature_030124/ |archive-date=December 21, 2010 |access-date=January 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> MTV wrote that Papa Roach's third album ''Lovehatetragedy'' has less hip hop elements than the band's previous album ''Infest''<ref name=DAngeloMTV /> and also said that Saliva's 2002 album ''[[Back into Your System]]'' has less {{nowrap|hip hop}} elements than the band's 2001 album ''Every Six Seconds''.<ref name=DAngeloMTV3 /> MTV also wrote that Crazy Town's second album ''[[Darkhorse]]'' had no hit singles and sold less than the band's previous album ''The Gift of Game''.<ref name=DAngeloMTV3>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal_meltdown/news_feature_030124/index3.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201100950/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal_meltdown/news_feature_030124/index3.jhtml |archive-date=February 1, 2003 |title=Nu Metal Meltdown (Page 3) |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=D'Angelo |first=Joe |access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> MTV wrote that although Kid Rock's album ''[[Cocky (album)|Cocky]]'' had characteristics of the musician's 1998 album ''Devil Without a Cause'', ''Cocky''{{'s}} song "[[Forever (Kid Rock song)|Forever]]", which featured the style of Kid Rock's {{nowrap|nu metal<ref name=JoshChesler>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/10-nu-metal-songs-that-actually-dont-suck-7339562 |title=10 Nu-Metal Songs That Actually Don't Suck |work=[[Phoenix New Times]] |first=Josh |last=Chesler |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>}} song "[[Bawitdaba]]", was not as popular as ''Cocky''{{'s}} [[country music|country]] song "[[Picture (Kid Rock song)|Picture]]".<ref name=DAngeloMTV3 /> MTV also wrote, "Another cause for nü-metal and rap-rock's slip from the spotlight could be a diluted talent pool caused by so many similar-sounding bands. [[American Head Charge]], [[Primer 55]], [[Adema]], [[Cold (band)|Cold]], [[the Union Underground]], [[Dope (band)|Dope]], [[Apartment 26]], [[Hed PE|Hed (Planet Earth)]] and [[Skrape]]—all of whom released albums between 2000 and 2001—left more of a collective impression than individual ones".<ref name=DAngeloMTV3 />

Despite what MTV wrote, the RIAA certified Korn's album ''Untouchables'' platinum in July 2002,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Untouchables|artist=Korn}} and one of the album's singles, "[[Here to Stay (Korn song)|Here to Stay]]", received a lot of radio play<ref name=DAngeloMTV /> and peaked at number one on MTV's ''Total Request Live'' twice.<ref name="ATRL">{{cite web |url=http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=2002&m=05 |title=The TRL Archive – Recap: May 2002 |publisher=ATRL |access-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060117/http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=2002&m=05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Untouchables'' sold at least 434,000 copies in first week of release and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75358/korn-cant-stop-eminems-show-at-no-1 |title=Korn Can't Stop Eminem's 'Show' At No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 20, 2002 |access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455302/20020619/korn.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204233309/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455302/20020619/korn.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2004|title=Korn Can't Kick Eminem From Top Of Billboard Chart|date=June 19, 2002|access-date=January 28, 2017|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> However, ''Untouchables'' still did not sell as many copies as Korn's most commercially successful album, ''Follow the Leader''.<ref name="Decibel">{{cite web |url=http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/8/13/they-did-it-all-for-the-nookie-decibel-explores-the-rise-and-fall-of-nu-metal |title=They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal |work=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] |date=August 13, 2015 |access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=DAngeloMTV /> Linkin Park's remix album ''[[Reanimation (Linkin Park album)|Reanimation]]'' was released in July 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reanimation-mw0000221252|title=Reanimation – Linkin Park |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine }}</ref> and sold more than a million copies that year, which MTV described as "impressive for a remix album".<ref name="DAngeloMTV2" /> Additionally, P.O.D.'s popularity continued into 2002 with its 2001 album ''Satellite''.

In 2003, Linkin Park's album ''[[Meteora (album)|Meteora]]'' peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71722/linkin-parks-meteora-crashes-chart-at-no-1 |title=Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 2, 2003}}</ref> and sold at least 810,000 copies in its first week of being released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1470920/linkin-park-make-meteoric-debut-on-billboard-chart/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104191713/http://www.mtv.com/news/1470920/linkin-park-make-meteoric-debut-on-billboard-chart/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |title=Linkin Park Make Meteoric Debut On ''Billboard'' Chart |publisher=[[MTV]] |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |date=April 2, 2003}}</ref> ''Meteora'' by Linkin Park was certified multi-platinum in the United States{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Meteora|artist=Linkin Park}} and sold at least 6,100,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6128793/ask-billboard-with-nico-vinz-norway-continues-us-chart-invasion?page=0%2C2 |title=Ask Billboard: With Nico & Vinz, Norway Continues U.S. Chart Invasion |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |author=Gary Trust |date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> Limp Bizkit's 2003 album ''[[Results May Vary]]'', which features a change in sound with many alternative rock songs<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,492382,00.html |title=Results May Vary Review |last=Browne |first=David |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 10, 2003 |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425164359/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,492382,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> alongside nu metal songs,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/limp-bizkit-results-may-vary |title=Limp Bizkit – Results May Vary |magazine=[[MusicOMH]] |last=Day |first=Tom|date=September 22, 2003|access-date = October 14, 2015}}</ref> peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name=ResultsMayVaryAwards>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/results-may-vary-mw0000028670/awards |title=Results May Vary – Limp Bizkit <nowiki>|</nowiki> Awards |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> with sales of at least 325,000 copies in its first week of being released. In 2004, [[Blabbermouth.net]] reported that, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]], ''Results May Vary'' sold 1,337,356 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/limp-bizkit-recording-new-album-in-london/ |title=Limp Bizkit Recording New Album In London |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=July 28, 2004 |access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> However, the album garnered very poor critical reception<ref name=RMV-Metacritic>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/results-may-vary |title=Results May Vary Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> and consequently performed much weaker than previous Limp Bizkit albums such as ''Significant Other'' and ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''.<ref name="NYDailyNews">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/165032p-144558c.html |title=Metal bands rocked by slump |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218235442/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/165032p-144558c.html |archive-date=February 18, 2004 |date=February 17, 2004}}</ref> Korn's 2003 album ''[[Take a Look in the Mirror]]'' sold less than previous Korn albums like ''Issues'' and ''Untouchables''.<ref name="NYDailyNews" /> Despite the ongoing decline of the genre, several international bands began to experience success with nu metal, such as [[Three Days Grace]] from Canada, and [[Lostprophets]] from Wales. Three Days Grace managed to land a hit single in April 2003 with the song "[[I Hate Everything About You]]",<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew |last=Blackie |title=One-X — Three Days Grace |website=[[Junkee Media|FasterLouder]] |url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/one-x-three-days-grace/778732 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828233811/https://fasterlouder.junkee.com/one-x-three-days-grace/778732 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |date=August 14, 2006}}</ref> while Lostprophets managed a hit single in December 2003 with the song "[[Last Train Home (Lostprophets song)|Last Train Home]]",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/staff_top_10/top-ten-nu-metal-bands.htm| title=Top Ten Nu-Metal Bands – Staff Top 10 |work=stylusmagazine.com| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716123806/http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/staff_top_10/top-ten-nu-metal-bands.htm | access-date=9 September 2015| archive-date=16 July 2008 }}</ref> becoming the highest-charting single from a UK-based rock band that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-metallica-the-darkness-among-best-band-nominees-at-kerrang-awards|title=SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS Among 'Best Band' Nominees At KERRANG! AWARDS 2004|date=25 August 2004 }}</ref> The Lostprophets' 2004 album ''[[Start Something]]'' was successful,<ref>{{cite web |author=James |title=Is It Still Acceptable To Listen To Lostprophets? |website=Rock Sins |url=https://www.rocksins.com/2014/02/is-it-acceptable-to-still-listen-to-lostprophets-19524/ |access-date=20 March 2018 |date=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Olivotto |title=Lostprophets – Liberation Transmission |website= [[Junkee Media|FasterLouder]] |url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/lostprophets-liberation-transmission/778162 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180320231045/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/lostprophets-liberation-transmission/778162 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 March 2018 |access-date=20 March 2018 |date=14 July 2006}}</ref> peaking at number 4 on the [[UK Album Charts]]<ref name="Zobbel">{{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_L.HTM |title=Chart Log UK 1994–2006 DJ Steve L. – LZ Love |access-date=17 February 2009 |work=Zobbel }}</ref> and number 33 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-02-28/billboard-200 |title=Billboard 200 – Start Something |date=28 February 2004 |access-date=19 February 2009 |magazine=Billboard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922164441/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-02-28/billboard-200 |archive-date=22 September 2013 }}</ref>

===2004–2010: Further decline and new directions===
Although nu metal's popularity survived into 2002 and 2003, much of it had dropped significantly by 2004.<ref name=Decibel /><ref name="NYDailyNews"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-korn-the-serenity-of-suffering-w445696 |title=Review: Korn's 'The Serenity of Suffering' Is Ridiculously Heavy |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R.|date=20 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>[https://loudwire.com/best-metalcore-albums-2004/ The 10 Best Metalcore Albums of 2004], ''Loudwire''</ref><ref>[https://knotfest.com/blogs/from-the-artist/20-year-view-how-in-flames-embraced-their-evolution-on-soundtrack-to-your-escape 20 Year View: How In Flames Embraced Their Evolution on 'Soundtrack to Your Escape'], ''Knotfest''</ref><ref>[https://www.furious.com/perfect/numetal.html Perfect Sound Forever: Nu-Metal]</ref> By this point in time, [[indie rock|indie]] and [[Post-punk revival|garage rock revival]] bands such as [[the Strokes]],<ref name=g1000>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/22/1000tohearbeforeyoudie|title=Artists beginning with S (part 2) (1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die)|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 22, 2007|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=December 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213174702/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/22/1000tohearbeforeyoudie|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The White Stripes]],<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/10-years-after-the-white-stripes-saved-it-rock-is-again-in-crisis/241365/ 10 Years After the White Stripes 'Saved' It, Rock Is Again in Crisis]</ref> and [[Jet (Australian band)|Jet]]<ref name="NYDailyNews" /> were achieving mainstream success as nu metal's popularity started to decline, and by the mid-late 2000s, the popularity of [[emo]] exceeded that of nu metal.<ref name=KahnHarris /> Also during this time, [[metalcore]], a fusion of [[extreme metal]] and [[hardcore punk]], became one of the most popular genres in the new wave of American heavy metal, with the success of bands like [[Killswitch Engage]], [[Shadows Fall]], [[God Forbid]], [[Unearth (band)|Unearth]], [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]], and [[Bullet for My Valentine]]. Groove metal band [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] also became successful in the heavy metal genre. Stephen Hill of ''[[Louder Sound]]'' called the rise of metalcore after the decline of nu metal "the metalcore revolution".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/killswitch-engage-story-of-metalcore |title=Killswitch Engage and the Metalcore Revolution |work=[[Louder Sound]] |last=Hill |first=Stephen |date=May 25, 2020 |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref>

By 2004, several nu metal bands had begun to experiment with other genres to adapt to the changes in trends. Linkin Park's third studio album ''[[Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album)|Minutes to Midnight]]'', released in 2007, was noted for its near-complete departure from the band's nu metal sound.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/15/linkin-park-minutes-to-midnight |title=Linkin Park – Minutes To Midnight |website=[[IGN]] |author=Spence D. |date=May 15, 2007 |access-date=August 27, 2012}}</ref> Describing the album's style, singer [[Chester Bennington]] stated, "We've really moved away from anything that sounds like nu-metal."<ref name="Blabbermouth2007">{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/linkin-park-singer-chester-bennington-i-hate-nu-metal/ |title=Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington: I Hate Nu Metal |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=April 8, 2007}}</ref> Nu metal bands such as Disturbed,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,350620,00.html |title=Music Review Believe (2002) Disturbed |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Josh |last=Tyrangiel |date=September 20, 2002 |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803092443/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,350620,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1382607|pure_url=yes}} |title=Indestructible – Disturbed |author=James Christopher Monger |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date = October 1, 2015}}</ref> [[Soulfly]], Drowning Pool,<ref name="Drowning Pool"/> and Slipknot<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/26/slipknot-all-hope-is-gone-review |title=Slipknot – All hope Is Gone Review |website=[[IGN]] |author=Jim Kaz |date=August 26, 2008 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> had begun to utilize heavier elements of [[groove metal]], [[death metal]] and [[thrash metal]] into their music.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loeffler |first=Shawn |title=Slipknot: 'All Hope Is Gone' & 'Psychosocial' |url=http://www.yellmagazine.com/slipknot-all-hope-is-gone/150/ |publisher=Yell! |quote=Fans will also be happy to see that Slipknot has made good on their promise of putting out an album that ranks among their heaviest, and one that expands on their thrash metal guitar work and vocal melodies. |access-date=2015-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122110233/http://www.yellmagazine.com/slipknot-all-hope-is-gone/150/ |archive-date=2016-01-22 |url-status=dead }} (September 30, 2010)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/08/25/slipknots-all-hope-is-gone-another-step-in-a-new-direction/ |title=Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone – Another Step In a New Direction |date=25 August 2008 |publisher=[[MetalSucks]]}} (August 25, 2008)</ref> Similarly to Limp Bizkit; Staind and Papa Roach had also begun experimenting with Alternative Rock into their sound.<ref name="StaindAbout">{{cite web |url=http://rock.about.com/od/staind/p/staind.htm |title=Staind – Career Biography and Discography |publisher=[[About.com]] |last=Grierson |first=Tim |access-date=September 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906204914/http://rock.about.com/od/staind/p/staind.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/papa-roach-mn0000007731 |title=Papa Roach &#124; Music Biography, Credits and Discography |website=AllMusic |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> Staind's 2003 album ''[[14 Shades of Grey]]'' was significantly less heavy than previous albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1470447/new-staind-lp-marked-by-grey-matters/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130033334/http://www.mtv.com/news/1470447/new-staind-lp-marked-by-grey-matters/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 30, 2015 |title=New Staind LP Marked By Grey Matters |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=D'Angelo |first=Joe}} (March 10, 2003)</ref> and shows the band's departure from nu metal and a movement towards a lighter sound.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/14-shades-of-grey-mw0000031439 |title=14 Shades of Grey – Staind |website=[[AllMusic]] |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|access-date = November 1, 2015|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine }}</ref> Papa Roach abandoned the nu metal genre entirely with their 2004 album ''[[Getting Away with Murder (album)|Getting Away with Murder]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1128/Papa-Roach-Getting-Away-with-Murder/ |title=Papa Roach – Getting Away with Murder (album review 3) |website=Sputnikmusic |author=Damrod|date=January 16, 2005|access-date = November 1, 2015}}</ref> moving to a hard rock style.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6438852/paparoach?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 |title=CD Review – Papa Roach – Getting Away With Murder |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |author=Christian Hoard |date=September 16, 2004 |access-date=November 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928231428/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6438852/paparoach?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 |archive-date=September 28, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/06/arts/music/songs-that-vote-early-and-often.html?_r=0 |title=Songs That Vote Early and Often |work=[[The New York Times]] |last=Pareles |first=Jon|date=September 6, 2004|access-date = November 1, 2015}}</ref> [[System of a Down]] released two albums in 2005, ''[[Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]'' and ''[[Hypnotize (album)|Hypnotize]]''. Both did well commercially and critically, but the band took a more [[alternative metal]] approach to the two albums compared to their past three efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/inside-system-downs-epic-outraged-double-album-mezmerizehypnotize|title=Inside System of a Down's Epic, Outraged Double Album 'Mezmerize'/'Hypnotize'|date=May 2005}}</ref> In 2005, Limp Bizkit released an EP called ''[[The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)]]'' which had little promotion and advertising.<ref name=Harris>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1526158/bye-bye-bizkit-wes-borland-says-limp-are-pretty-much-done/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008215056/http://www.mtv.com/news/1526158/bye-bye-bizkit-wes-borland-says-limp-are-pretty-much-done/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |title=Bye Bye Bizkit? Wes Borland Says Limp Are Pretty Much Done |last1=Harris |first1=Chris |publisher=[[MTV]]|date=March 17, 2006|access-date = September 19, 2015}}</ref> The album was not very popular;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/index.jhtml |title=Limp Bizkit: What Happened? |publisher=[[MTV]] |author=Corey Moss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413041411/http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/index.jhtml |archive-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref> its sales fell 67% during its second week of release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/index2.jhtml |title=Limp Bizkit: What Happened? (Part 2) |publisher=[[MTV]] |author=Corey Moss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412054547/http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/limp_bizkit/news_feature_052305/index2.jhtml |archive-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref> In 2006, Limp Bizkit went on hiatus.<ref name=Harris /> In 2012, vocalist [[Fred Durst]] said:
{{blockquote|"Here's the deal: say in 2000, there were 35 million people who connected to this band. Twelve years later, lots of those people have moved on. We were a moment in time and it's over."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/limp-bizkit-frontman-fred-durst-band-moment-time-article-1.1138873 |title=Durst: Limp Bizkit 'was a moment in time and it's over' |work=[[New York Daily News]] |last=Sacks |first=Ethan |date=August 17, 2012}}</ref>}}

===2010–2020: Underground revival===
[[File:Of Mice & Men November 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Of Mice & Men (band)|Of Mice & Men]] is one of several [[metalcore]] bands that added elements of nu metal to later albums.]]
During the mid-2010s, there was a discussion within media of a possible nu metal revival because of bands fusing nu metal with other genres.<ref>{{cite web |last=Neilstein |first=Vince |date=25 February 2014 |title=The Nu-Metal Revival Apocalypse Is Here!!! |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/02/25/nu-metal-revival-apocalypse/ |publisher=[[MetalSucks]]}} (February 25, 2014)</ref> Despite the lack of radio play and popularity, some nu metal bands recaptured some of their former popularity as they released albums in a nu metal style. Many [[metalcore]] and [[deathcore]] groups<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Gavin |date=September 19, 2013 |title=Nu Metalcore is definitely happening. Why? |url=http://www.thrashhits.com/2013/09/nu-metalcore-is-definitely-happening-why/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001209/http://www.thrashhits.com/2013/09/nu-metalcore-is-definitely-happening-why/ |archive-date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=March 14, 2017 |website=Thrash Hits}}</ref> gained moderate popularity in the 2010s and used elements from nu metal. This fusion is [[nu metalcore]].<ref name="Thrash Hits - Nu metalcore2">{{cite web |title=Thrash Hits – Nu metalcore |url=http://www.thrashhits.com/2013/09/nu-metalcore-is-definitely-happening-why/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001209/http://www.thrashhits.com/2013/09/nu-metalcore-is-definitely-happening-why/ |archive-date=2017-03-15}}</ref> Suicide Silence's 2011 album ''[[The Black Crown]]'', which features elements of nu metal and deathcore,<ref name="MetalSucksNuDethcore2">{{cite web |title=Is Nu-Dethcore The Next Big Thing???? #Bouncewitme |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/10/24/is-nu-<!--- Do NOT change dethcore to deathcore. MetalSucks spelled it as deathcore.--->dethcore-the-next-big-thing-bouncewitme/ |access-date=June 27, 2014 |publisher=MetalSucks}}</ref> peaked at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Black Crown – Suicide Silence <nowiki>|</nowiki> Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-crown-mw0002165230/awards |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Suicide Silence – Chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/280951/suicide-silence/chart |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In 2014, [[Issues (band)|Issues]]' [[Issues (Issues album)|self-titled debut album]] peaked at number 9 on the same chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title='Frozen' Earns Most Weeks At No. 1 For A Soundtrack Since 'Titanic' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5915773/frozen-earns-most-weeks-at-no-1-for-a-soundtrack-since-titanic |magazine=Billboard}} (February 26, 2014)</ref> The album features elements of metalcore, nu metal, pop and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Heaney |first=Gregory |title=Issues – Issues |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/issues-mw0002585187 |access-date=January 28, 2017 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Of Mice & Men's 2014 album ''[[Restoring Force (album)|Restoring Force]]'', which features elements of nu metal,<ref name="Megusta2">{{cite web |title=Of Mice & Men – Restoring Force (2014) |url=http://www.megustareviews.com/2014/01/of-mice-men-restoring-force-2014.html |publisher=Megusta Reviews}}</ref> peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite news |title=Of Mice & Men's 'Restoring Force' Cracks U.S. Top 5 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/of-mice-mens-restoring-force-cracks-u-s-top-5/}} (February 5, 2014)</ref> [[Bring Me the Horizon]], often described as a [[metalcore]] band, released their fifth album ''[[That's the Spirit]]'', which peaked at number 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 20, 2015 |title=Bring Me The Horizon's 'That's The Spirit' Lands At No. 2 On The Billboard 200 Chart |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bring-me-the-horizons-thats-the-spirit-lands-at-no-2-on-the-billboard-200-chart/#comments |access-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref> The album draws from multiple genres including nu metal<ref name="theguardian2">{{cite web |author=Lanre Bakare |date=September 10, 2015 |title=Bring Me the Horizon: That's the Spirit review – nu-metal reanimators |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/10/bring-me-the-horizon-thats-the-spirit-review |access-date=October 8, 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=July 23, 2015 |title=Bring Me the Horizon on Ditching Metalcore for Poppy, Positive New LP |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bring-me-the-horizon-on-ditching-metalcore-for-poppy-positive-new-lp-20150723 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and would experiment further with nu metal on their 2020 album ''[[Post Human: Survival Horror]]''. The band's keyboardist has described them as a nu metal band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Jake |date=January 6, 2021 |title=Bring Me the Horizon Is a Nu-Metal Band, According to Keyboardist |url=https://notetoscene.com/bring-me-horizon-nu-metal-jordan-fish/ |access-date=2021-01-27 |website=Note To Scene |language=en}}</ref> [[Motionless in White|Motionless In White]] in ''[[Graveyard Shift (album)|Graveyard Shift]]'' and ''[[Disguise (album)|Disguise]]'' features elements of industrial, gothic, metalcore and nu metal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-12 |title=ALBUM REVIEW: Motionless In White – Disguise {{!}} DEAD PRESS! {{!}} It's more than "just music" to us |url=http://www.deadpress.co.uk/album-review-motionless-in-white-disguise/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612144831/http://www.deadpress.co.uk/album-review-motionless-in-white-disguise/ |archive-date=2019-06-12 }}</ref>

Some media outlets viewed a nu metal revival as beginning in the 2010s with groups like [[Blood Youth]], [[Cane Hill (band)|Cane Hill]],<ref name="Stewart 20212">{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Ethan |date=31 August 2021 |title=SLIPKNOT TRANSFORMED MODERN METAL WITH 'IOWA' 20 YEARS AGO |url=https://www.popmatters.com/slipknot-iowa-album-atr20 |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> [[Stray from the Path|Stray From The Path]], [[Sworn In (band)|Sworn In]], [[DangerKids]], [[Islander (band)|Islander]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nu-Metal Revival Is Real |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-nu-metal-revival-is-real/ |website=Vice.com|date=27 June 2014 }}</ref> and [[Blind Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leiverspublished |first=Dannii |date=2022-03-25 |title=10 modern day nu metal bangers you need to hear right now |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-best-new-nu-metal-songs-right-now |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> Within this movement, nu metalcore became increasingly prominent through the popularity of groups like [[Vein.fm]], [[Loathe (band)|Loathe]] and [[Code Orange (band)|Code Orange]]. According to ''[[PopMatters]]'' writer Ethan Stewart, Code Orange's 2017 album ''[[Forever (Code Orange album)|Forever]]'' led to nu metalcore becoming "one of the most prominent flavors of contemporary metal".<ref name="Stewart 20212" />

===2020–present: Mainstream revival and influence on other genres===
While some media outlets believed these 2010s artists marked the start of a nu metal revival, ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' writer Dannii Leivers cited the aforementioned groups as simply hinting towards a revival, instead claiming a revival began in 2021, "a crop of young revivalists... looking to put a brand-new spin on the music of their formative years", namely [[Tetrarch (band)|Tetrarch]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leivers |first1=Dannii |date=26 April 2021 |title=Tetrarch's Unstable is the nu metal album 2021 needs |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/tetrarch-unstable-album-review |access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> Other notable acts in this wave include [[Tallah]], [[Orthodox (band)|Orthodox]], [[Vended]], and [[Wargasm (band)|Wargasm]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=10 Bands Leading the New Wave of Nu-Metal |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-bands-leading-new-wave-nu-metal |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Revolver |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Injection |first=Metal |date=2020-09-17 |title=5 New Bands That Prove Nü-Metal Is Back |url=https://metalinjection.net/scene-report/5-new-bands-that-prove-nu-metal-is-back |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Poppy_10_31_2018_-2_(45635254575).jpg|thumb|left|[[Poppy (entertainer)|Poppy]] incorporated nu metal into [[electropop]] on her albums ''[[I Disagree]]'' and ''[[Am I a Girl?]]''|160x160px]]
[[Electropop|Electronic]] and [[art pop]] singer-songwriters incorporated nu metal into their sound in the late 2010s and early 2020s.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Mo|title=A Brief History Of The Nu-Metal Revival, From Ashnikko To Doja Cat|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nu-metal-revival-in-music|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Nylon|date=10 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Is Pop Going Metal?|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/is-pop-going-metal/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Kerrang!|date=17 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=How Billie Eilish, Halsey, And More Are Tapping Into Trip-Hop, Nu-Metal, And Industrial To Vent Their Angst|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3119037/pop-goes-industrial-nu-metal/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401180434/http://www.mtv.com/news/3119037/pop-goes-industrial-nu-metal/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 1, 2019|access-date=2021-09-01|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> [[Poppy (entertainer)|Poppy]] has incorporated nu metal on her albums ''[[Am I a Girl?]]''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Magazine|first=Alternative Press|date=2018-11-02|title=Poppy may be the future of heavy metal with new song "Play Destroy"|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/poppy-grimes-metal-play-destroy/|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Alternative Press|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[I Disagree]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|date=2020-01-10|title=Poppy: I Disagree review – online pop-bot embraces IRL nu-metal|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/10/poppy-i-disagree-review|access-date=2021-01-13|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]] on album ''[[Miss Anthropocene]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grimes details "nu-metal" fifth album Miss_Anthrop0cene|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/20/grimes-new-album-2019-miss-anthrop0cene-announcement|access-date=2021-01-13|website=The FADER|language=en}}</ref> and [[Rina Sawayama]] on ''[[Sawayama]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Nu-Metal Crept Back Into Popular {{sic|Conscio|uness|nolink=y}} |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/how-nu-metal-crept-back-into-popular-consciouness |access-date=2021-01-14 |website=Clash Magazine |date=9 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The songs "[[We Appreciate Power]]" and "[[Play Destroy]]" were pioneering examples.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Listen to "We Appreciate Power," Grimes's Absolute Monster of a New Single|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy7jkb/grimes-we-appreciate-power-stream|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022185147/https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy7jkb/grimes-we-appreciate-power-stream|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2020|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Vice.com|date=29 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Poppy has described this fusion as "nu-Poppy" or "Poppymetal".<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Poppy Makes a Case for a New Kind of Artificial Pop Star|url=https://time.com/5455221/poppy-am-i-a-girl/|access-date=2021-01-13|magazine=Time}}</ref> ''I Disagree'' received critical acclaim for this fusion, with single "[[Bloodmoney]]" nominated for the 2021 [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]], making her the first female solo artist to be nominated for the award in its history.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pasbani|first=Robert|date=2020-11-24|title=Here Are The Nominees For Best Metal Performance at the 2021 GRAMMYs|url=https://metalinjection.net/metal-in-the-mainstream/here-are-the-nominees-for-best-metal-performance-at-the-2021-grammys|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Metal Injection|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Dorian Electra]] incorporated nu metal influences on their album ''[[My Agenda]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-22|title=Dorian Electra makes light of the darkness in sophomore album 'My Agenda'|url=https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2020/11/22/dorian-electra-makes-light-of-the-darkness-in-sophomore-album-my-agenda/|access-date=2021-01-14|website=The Gryphon|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117234136/https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2020/11/22/dorian-electra-makes-light-of-the-darkness-in-sophomore-album-my-agenda/|url-status=dead}}</ref> as did [[Ashnikko]] on ''[[Demidevil]]'', particularly on single "[[Cry (Ashnikko song)|Cry]]".<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashnikko: Demidevil|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ashnikko-demidevil/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' noted that these mostly female artists have revived nu metal, a mostly male genre, and successfully adapted it to showcase a female perspective. [[Rina Sawayama]] said "metal itself lends itself to [[Toxic masculinity|toxic masculine]] tropes, but it's also almost taking the piss out of a very masculine expression of emotion".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Solomon|first=Kate|date=2019-12-13|title=The female pop stars channeling nu-metal's rage|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/13/theres-a-lot-to-be-angry-about-the-female-pop-stars-reclaiming-nu-metals-rage|access-date=2021-01-14|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Smaller bands have also rose to the scene in the early 2020s with the genre, including [[London]]-based [[Wargasm (band)|Wargasm]], who have been "[[Social validation|validated]] by the nu-metal daddies," after [[Korn]] vocalist Jonathan Davis described them as "his new favourite band."<ref>{{cite web |title=Wargasm: "We love being validated by all the nu-metal daddies" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wargasm-download-2022-interview-radar-nu-metal-explicit-debut-album-3247406 |date=14 June 2022 |first=Ali |last=Shutler |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref>
[[File:Linkin Park - Live at O2 Arena (September 24, 2024).jpg|thumb|[[Linkin Park]] generated a large amount of media publicity by its revival in 2024.]]
In the early 2020s, several media outlets noted that nu metal has undergone a resurgence in interest among [[Generation Z]] listeners.<ref>[https://theface.com/music/nu-metal-comeback-fashion-deftones-heaven-limp-bizkit-tour-woodstock-99-fred-durst-mike-shinoda-interview-linkin-park-wargasm-scowl-music Nu-metal is cool now]</ref><ref>[https://www.loudersound.com/features/nu-metal-will-never-die-and-heres-why It’s official: we are living through a nu metal renaissance]</ref><ref>[https://www.canvas8.com/library/reports/2022/08/03/whats-driving-gen-zs-love-of-nu-metal What’s driving Gen Z’s love of nu metal?]</ref><ref>[https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/2022/02/04/has-korn-somehow-breathed-new-life-into-nu-metal-music-with-requiem/ Has Korn somehow breathed new life into nu metal music with 'Requiem'?]</ref> In 2023, [[Google Search]]es for the term "nu metal" were reported as being at their highest in "nearly 20 years".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn|date=2023-04-25 |title=Interest in Nu-Metal Is the Highest It's Been in Nearly 20 Years, According to Google |url=https://loudwire.com/interest-nu-metal-highest-nearly-20-years-google/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> Deftones and Slipknot began gaining popularity among Generation Z in the early 2020s when their music was featured in videos on the app
[[TikTok]].<ref name=GenZ/> Also, several nu metal bands returned and released new music after decades like [[Staind]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bmg.com/us/news/Staind-release-first-album-in-over-a-decade-Confessions-Of-The-Fallen-.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.bmg.com}}</ref> [[Adema]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2023-01-08 |title=ADEMA Singer Says Upcoming Album Will Sound Like It Came After 'Unstable' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/adema-singer-says-upcoming-album-will-sound-like-it-came-after-unstable |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> [[Alien Ant Farm]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2024-01-19 |title=ALIEN ANT FARM Announces First Album In Nearly A Decade |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/alien-ant-farm-announces-first-album-in-nearly-a-decade |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> and [[Kittie]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=2023-03-15 |title=KITTIE Has Plans For The Next Few Years, Including New Music |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/kittie-has-plans-for-the-next-few-years-including-new-music |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> Late 2024 saw the surprise revival of [[Linkin Park]] after a seven-year hiatus following the death of frontman [[Chester Bennington]] in 2017. With new singer [[Emily Armstrong]] of the rock band [[Dead Sara]] and new drummer [[Colin Brittain]], the band released their eighth studio album ''[[From Zero]]'' on November 15. Several songs on the album, such as lead single "[[The Emptiness Machine]]", "[[Heavy Is the Crown (Linkin Park song)|Heavy Is the Crown]]", and "[[Two Faced (song)|Two Faced]]" call back to their earlier nu metal sound prominently featured on ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' and ''[[Meteora (album)|Meteora]]''.